supper

noun

sup·per | \ˈsə-pər

Definition of supper

1a : the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday

b : a social affair featuring a supper especially : an evening social especially for raising funds a church supper

2 : the food served as a supper eat your supper

3 : a light meal served late in the evening

Examples of supper in a Sentence

I always enjoyed our Sunday night suppers. It's almost time for supper. We took a walk after supper. I had too much wine at supper. He didn't come home for supper.

Recent Examples on the Web

Carter begins this bedrock retracing of a life of faith by recounting, in down-to-earth vernacular, a boyhood steeped in Sunday school and church suppers, in farm work and field play with the African-American farm kids next door. — Barbara Mahany, chicagotribune.com, "Jimmy Carter's latest book, 'Faith,' leads this week's roundup of spiritual books," 9 July 2018 Points north and west of the Beltway could be totally rain-risk free in time for supper. — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Steamy and wet at times today, but a cold front’s going to deliver a spectacular weekend," 6 July 2018 Before the screening, Dean Baquet, the paper’s executive editor, met a few colleagues and their partners for supper at Locanda Verde, in Tribeca. — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, "The Times’ Dean Baquet Gets His Closeup in “The Fourth Estate”," 7 May 2018 Having been shuttled by helicopter to London from Blenheim Palace after supper last night, his other stops have included tea with the Queen at Windsor Castle. — The Economist, "Donald Trump is greeted by protests across Britain," 13 July 2018 The church offers a three-course pasta supper at 5:30 p.m.; $10. — Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com, "Art center presents 63d annual fest in Cohasset," 8 June 2018 Florida: Lodge Logic Cast Iron Skillet Floridians love their skillet suppers, too! — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "WATCH: The Most Popular Wedding Registry Picks in Every Southern State," 5 June 2018 The residents of the sleepy town had finished their suppers; the little ones were in bed. — Outside Online, "The Curious Case of the Fly-Fishing Feather Thief," 19 Apr. 2018 Though if the farm's inaugural shindig is any indication, the venue makes for a rather pretty supper spot, too. — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, "Celebrity "Chefs in the Field" cater Recipe for Success's first Sunday supper at Hope Farms," 27 June 2018

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